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by esbranson 467 days ago
The US has zero goodwill after almost a hundred years of ridiculous amounts of assistance. We're not getting any less goodwill by stopping. The people who consume anti-American propaganda will continue to do so. Cool story though.
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rasz 467 days ago
Poland after CIA helped overthrow russian occupation: highest US approval of all European nations, 91% positive with miniscule 3% negative in 2022 https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2022/06/22/international-...

I can assure you this flipped after yesterdays Rubio/musk stunt.

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esbranson 466 days ago
What has Poland done for the US? Apart from leaking us their plans to turn the EU into a nuclear wasteland way back. No, spending on the Polish military is not "for the US". No, preventing the EU from becoming a nuclear wasteland is not "for the US". Those things are for Poland.

On the other hand, the US will continue liking Poland as much as we always have, no matter how little (to nothing) that's done for us. As Americans, we understand friendship is usually a one way street.

Our Fair Weather Friends should make themselves known sooner rather than later. If their state television wants to dive into the anti-American propaganda, like many other EU countries and Canada do, we very well might reciprocate though.

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twixfel 466 days ago
If anyone is fair weather it’s the USA. You have betrayed western civilisation. Good for you. But to then call us fair weather friends is too much on top of all the rest.
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bjoli 466 days ago
What are you talking about? The sentiment towards USA has been positive, pretty much worldwide apart from the places you would expect (Russia, china, greater middle east, parts of the Balkans). In Europe it was pretty stellar until the Iraq war.

Looking at sentiment towards the USA in Africa it is clear that there is quite a lot of goodwill.

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esbranson 466 days ago
True enough. I was really targeting Germany, Paris and Brussels with my statement, the power centers, and I should say something more like net negative sentiment, as viewed from their respective mouthpieces and official policies. I was thinking more EU Parliament and TV than man on the street.
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